Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No, it is not agreed. We have objected strongly to the proposals from the Government on today’s business. Yesterday on Question Time, when I put it to the Taoiseach, he, unbelievably, said no guillotines would be put to the House today. It brings to mind what I said recently about what the Taoiseach says. Language means nothing to him. With a straight face he told us yesterday that there would be no guillotines today. I said to him yesterday that our Whip had received correspondence from the Government Chief Whip to the effect that all legislation would be guillotined today. It is unacceptable.

The Dáil only met for five days in September, ten in October. We are now in a scenario where, in the last week or two before Christmas, everything will be rammed through without debate. On the residential tenancies Bill and the health insurance Bill-----

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